It’s 2018, so I thought it was a good opportunity to redo a few things!

With that in mind, I now have a shiny new website that I love, which is brilliant. I’m going to try and blog a little more, though I really don’t know how writers find the time in between writing books and doing everything else to also come up with interesting and clever blog posts. But I’m going to try…

My last book, which I guess counts as a new book, is still with my agent and we’re discussing how to make it a smash-hit success. It’s tentatively called “Loksday”, and is about a boy who finds an extra day in the week. I’m really excited about it, so excited to see what happens with it.

I ALSO have some Hemlock news: The next Hemlock book is almost certainly going to be called “Hemlock Jones & The Pirates of Pimlico” – I’m actually going to try and put it up on Unbound, because it seems like a really interesting way of getting a book published. Just need to finish the pitch and see what happens…!

FINALLY, I’m going right back to the very beginning, to the first book I wrote. It’s called “The Heart of Nightmares”, and has never seen the light of day. I’m going to take a long, hard look at it, play around with bits and pieces, and then get that to my agent as well. It’s also a children’s adventure, but this time involving Greek myths and Arthurian legends, and a pair of children trying to save England.

So lots going on, which is my excuse for being terrible at posting on here. I promise I’ll do better this year (don’t hold me to that, but I will try!)

In the meantime, Hemlock Jones & The Angel of Death is still over on Amazon – tell your friends!

The amazing Karen and her daughter, Maggie, both reviewed Hemlock previously – Maggie actually listed Hemlock Jones & The Angel of Death as one of her Top 5 Reads of 2017, which was just fantastic. So, instead of just a review (though you can read the review on there – spoiler: Karen loved Hemlock, which is lucky!), Karen asked me why I chose to set Hemlock in Victorian London, and what about that time and place I find so fascinating.

Wow… We’re two days in to the Blog Tour for Hemlock Jones & The Angel of Death, and I’m absolutely blown away by the amazing reviews!

DAY ONEWe kicked off the blog tour with Donna’s brilliant 5* review on Donna’s Book Blog.

“The story is brilliant it is so well written that I didn’t want to stop reading it or put it down… Easily one I will read for a second or third time and that is very unusual for me.”

What a great way to start the tour!

DAY TWO

Wow… Day Two is today, and I’ve been blown away by both Susan Corcoran’s review at Books are my Cwtches and then by Steven’s sneaky bonus review at Books and Beyond Reviews.Susan said “ I was completely absorbed in the story and characters, cut off from the world around me and it was fabulous”, which absolutely made my day.THEN, Steven wrote “this was one of the most fun books I have read in some time… I cannot wait to read more.”

I can’t get over the love for Hemlock, but I’m absolutely delighted by it!

It’s not long until the blog tour starts… Just a few short weeks in fact! So, if you haven’t already, get yourself a copy of “Hemlock Jones & The Angel of Death“, have a read and then decide if you agree with the amazing bloggers who have agreed to review it. I’ll also be doing some Q&A / Character Spotlight / random thoughts things during the blog tour as well, so look out for those.

All info is on the poster, created by the brilliant Anne Cater, who also organised the tour. Thank you Anne!

HOWEVER, while waiting for the tour to kick off, I was absolutely delighted to receive this amazing, manga-esque drawing of Hemlock from Amélie, who apparently read Hemlock in three days and decided she really wanted to draw her. It means a lot for anyone to be inspired to make art based on something I wrote, so I wanted to share the pic and say a huge ‘thank you‘ toAmélie for reading Hemlock, and liking it enough to draw the demystifier!

Just a quick heads-up that I’ll be doing a cheeky little blog tour in 2018. For those that are unfamiliar, I’ll be appearing on various blogs, either as a guest in interviews/Q&A sessions, or reviewed by lovely people who have agreed to read Hemlock Jones & The Angel of Death.

I really enjoyed the last Q&A (on the fab BooksandWineGums blog – check it out if you haven’t already!), so am excited to see what the book tour has in store for me.

Watch this space and/or visit the blogs when the time comes! Here’s the amazing Blog Tour poster, created by Anne Cater, who has been brilliant at organising this entire thing for me. Thank you, Anne!